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We were going to a concert and my partner dressed fancier than I thought made sense. I made an offhand remark about just dress like every day and that made her feel bad. She just liked having an excuse to dress up and I accidentally (because it wasn't my intent) robbed that from her. I felt super shitty about it. I won't ever say anything like that again.

Baseball.

The researchers think a deep understanding of a given theory is vital to tackling errant beliefs. "Canned" debunking attempts, they argue, are too broad to address "the specific evidence accepted by the believer," which means they often fail. Because large language models like GPT-4 Turbo can quickly reference web-based material related to a particular belief or piece of "evidence," they mimic an expert in that specific belief; in short, they become a more effective conversation partner and debunker than can be found at your Thanksgiving dinner table or heated Discord chat with friends.

This is great news. The emotional labor needed to talk these people down is emotionally and mentally damaging. Offloading it to software is a great use of the technology that has real value.

Asshole.

The special commissioner’s office recommended that Wilson and the other staff members faulted in the report be fired and that they be required to reimburse the school system for their family members’ trips.

Wilson told the Post that she retired and was not fired.

Department of Education spokesperson Jenna Lyle said in a statement, “All staff identified in this report are no longer employed by New York City Public Schools.”

Criminal charges are required here.

Yep. I went to school with someone who was legally blind, though she had a large device with a camera and CRT screen to blow up the text so she could make it out.

I no longer blame him for fleecing his stupid cultists. I don't care how much they harm themselves any longer, as they are hateful pieces of shit. I only mind that he benefits from it.

It's really cool how we turned a boring civic duty into one of the most dangerous jobs in the USA.

This month, Combs listed his home in Los Angeles that was raided in March for $61.5 million.

How ostentatious does a "home" have to be to cost that much? I mean, I can sort of imagine a ten million dollar home (from movies and television). I can't imagine this.

Having seen that hotel physical abuse footage, I'm glad they finally arrested him. Hope they nail him at trial. Sounds like there's a lot for which to get him.

That's pretty funny.

Whoops, I fucked that up. I meant to type 410. I dunno how I biffed that so badly.

“Police don’t really do anything about it at all. What they do do is cause more harm through violent arrests and through criminalization to families and whole neighbourhoods.”

Correct.